WWII Tidbits: The Mortar Men

“All the mortar men had to do was work out his load (his charge) to reach so many meters away – his height, his deflection – and they could drop them (the Germans were very good with mortars) and they within the first round, they could be dropping mortar round straight on the people’s specific positions – they spent months working it out.”

-British Tour Guide:Normandy, France

The Nazi-German soldiers occupying France utilized mortars and cannons strategically placed across the country to decimate Allied Forces.